Rack for rolled materials



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Patented Nov. 4, Y 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT! YMIGHAEL T. HEAVEY, or BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA RACK non ROLLED MATERIALS A ncati n med March 5,

The invention relates to a display and vending rack for rolled materials, such as oil cloth and. other fabrics.

An'obj'ect of'the invention is to provide a Another object of'the invention is to providea'ra-ck of the character described which permitsindependentand ready removal from or placem'enttherein of a roll of goods.

tion with therack means for severing desired leng-ths-ofjthe goods from a selected roll.

A still further object is to provide in combination with the 'rac'kme'ans for forming a roll of the portion ofthe goods to'besevered priorto the severance thereof.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide for the device a simple-and efficient means-for measuring the amount of the goods to'be' removed before the same is severed from itsroll, i r I f A further'purpose ofthe invention is to provide aosimple andcomp'act structure 'arranged for the accomplishment of the fore- I going objects by whic a maximum amount ofgoods may be made available for dlsplay and vending in a structure occupying a minimum of floor space.

The invention possesses otherobjects and 'features'of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will beset forth in the followin'g'descr'iption of thepreferred form of the invention which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure lis aperspective View of a rack embodying my invention, portions ofthe structure being broken away for clarity. v Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of a portion of the showing of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the rack from Ithejrig'ht side and with portions of the structure broken away. 7

Figure dis an enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken in a planeparallelto the sides of therackand lookingetoward the'right 5 side thereof from the inside of the rack.

1928. Sandra-2 9, 9.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fronts'ectional view of'the measuringportionof the. showing of i es-r." Q w igure '6 'is a mid-sectional view; of apo'r tion of Figure5.

Figure 7 "is a fragmentary plan section showing aroll-off arbor disposedifor the re 1 moval'of rolled up materialthere'from. p

As herewith particularly illustrated, the

mechanism of the rack of 1' my invention is mounted in a frame 8 comprising a .pairof side panels 9, a connectmg top panel 11,

i and a tie member 12connecting the sides 91' A further object is to provide in combina- V above'the level of supporting legs 13 providedjat the bottom of theside panels. Joun nailed in the sides "9 to extend'horiz'ontally therebetween are one or more ishafts 14:; as here shown, the shafts -14c are th'ree' number andare disposed in. a vertical plane.

Preferably, and as shown, the shaft ends are.

rotatably disposed'in perforations 16 extending through the'sides 9 whereby-bearings for p the. shafts are provided in an extremely sim- 'ple manner, the shafts being held against "longitudinal displacement'by meansof cotter j keys '17 disposed through theirextremities outwardly of the sides 9. Mounted; on the shafts 14 inwardly. of and'adjacen't the frame sides 9 are plate members 18, preferably of disc shape,"said members being arranged "for;

rotation with their shafts. I p i The device of my invention, it will now be noted, is particularly arrangedffor the support of rolls 19 of pliablesheet materials, i such as oil cloth and other fabrics. These rollshave originally been formed about av core of paper tubing (not shownland pro vide a cylindrical bore in' which spindles 21 furnished with'l the rack. are arranged'to be disposed. A plurality of rolls19-is arranged i V to be supportedandbetween each pair of the discs 18, and the l atter'are accordingly provided ncar their peripheries with a number of opposed pairs of axially directed cylin- Y, drical perforations 22, in each pair of which 'the'opposed ends of a spindle 21 are arranged to be loosely disposed forsupporting a roll 19 between the discs. The spacing apart of the discsis preferably substantially equal to the standard lengthofaroll of the'material w to be mounted in the rack, with the spindles of perforations 22, and short enough to lie between the sides 9. In this manner, the shaft may be rotated to variously dispose the rolls in a circular path thereabout and the fabric may be unrolled from or rerolled onto any roll as may be desired. Preferably, the

rotatable roll supports thus provided are arranged to lie entirely within the space defined between the side panels 9, the latter being made of sufficient width for the purpose.

One of the open sides of the frame 8, it will be'noted, is arranged to be considered the front thereof, and when a display of the goods of a. particular roll is to be made, or a portion of such goods is to be removed, the rotatable support provided by a pair of .discs 18 and their shaft 14 is rotated to dispose the l-e sired roll toward the front of the casing, after which the desired amount of material may be unrolled from its roll. If the material is unrolled merely for display, itniay hang loosely, but if a certain portion thereof is to be severed from the remainder, as by.

reason of the sale thereof, such portion is preferably rolled up on an arbor 23 mounted adjacent the bottom of the frame at the front thereof and below the frame member 12. As

4' herewith particularly shown, one end of the at its inner end to insure a like disposal of f both arbor ends in the slots at all times and to assist in normally retaining the inner end of the arbor in the slot 27. When the desired amount of the roll material is disposed on the arbor and has been cut from the remainder thereof, the arbor may bepivotally swung from the slot 27, as is shown in Figure 7, to permit a longitudinal removal of the rolledup material from the arbor 23. In this manner, the goods are arranged to be delivered to the customer in a roll, as is usually desirable in the case of goods which are vended from rolls thereof.

Means are provided for effecting the removal of any desired roll 19 independently of the other rolls. In the present embodiment, an opening 29 is provided in one of the sides 9, said opening being disposed opposite the end of a roll disposed generally toward the front of the rack and being large enough to permit a grasping of the end of a spindle 21 whereby the latter may be pulled longitudinally from its roll and so free the latter for removal from the rack. The mounting of a roll would, of course, be performed in a reverse manner. I11 the present embodiment, it will be noted, friction is relied on to hold the various rotatable members in their set positions, it being obvious, however, that, if desired, mechanical means might also be employed for the purpose without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The tie member 12, it will now be noted, is also utilized both to guide the material from a roll to the arbor 23 and to provide a guide for cuttingv off the material to a desired length. As herewith particularly disclosed, the member-12 comprises a pair of members 31 spaced horizontally apart to define a generally vertical slot 32 for the reception of the material of a roll and having their upper surfaces 33 define a plane. The members 31 are secured to the opposite walls 9 by means of brackets 33% and are here shown formed of angle iron having one pair of flanges thereof in opposition to provide the slot 32 and the other flanges coplanar and providing the surfaces33. In this manner, when a desired amount of material is unrolled and disposed on the arbor 23, the materialmaybe severed at the members 31 by passing a knife or the like along their surfaces 33 whereby a straight out perpendicular to the face of the goods may be assured. a

Means are also provided for measuring the amount of material to be severed by cutting at the surfaces 33. Mounted on 'a wall 9 and above the member 12 is a tape 36, such tape being of a common type which is mounted on a spring roller whereby its retraction within a casing 37 therefor is urged. The tape 36 is passed through the slot 32 and its end is secured to the arbor 23 in any suitable manner, whereby, as the arbor is rotated to roll the material thereon, a corresponding length of the tape will be rolled thereon, the latter being read at the cutting line provided by the surfaces 33. I To avoid the necessity for a specially calibrated tape, the latter is preferably of the same thickness as the goods to be measured, and the circumference of the arbor is the same at the tape as at the material-receiving portion thereof. For securing the tape to the arbor, the latter is here shown provided with a diametral slot 37 in which the tape end is arranged to be secured, as by a block 38 fixed thereto and disposable in an enlarged end portion of the slot 37, as is particularly shown in Figure 6. VRadial flanges 39 are provided on'the arbor portion arranged to receive the tape, said flanges cooperating for guiding the rolling up of the same. In using the device, it will of course be obvious that the free end of the goods would be disposed and rolled at an appropriate point or line of the arbor to insure a correct reading of the tape. The zero point of the tape is at the surface of the block 38, therefore, a longitudinal line may be drawn on'the arbor 23 in alignment with I the center of'the block 38 and this line would be the correct starting point for the rolling v of the material on the arbor.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the use and operation of the rack will be readily understood without further description thereof. And it will also be obvious that with the apparatus now described, the various objects herein set forth are arranged to be accomplished in a particularly simple and compact structure. 7

I have described one embodiment of my invention in detail, but it is emphasized that this embodiment is illustrative, and not in elusive of all the forms my invention may assume. Certain of the objects, or certain portions or combinations of the objects of my invention may be attained with the use of less than all its advantageous features or with modifications within its purview. It is petitioned that my invention be limited only by the claims constituting its final determination.

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1. In a rack of the class described, opposed side panels and atop panel, a shaft journalled in and between said side panels, plate members fixedly mounted on said shaft between said side panels and in opposed relation thereto, and provided with axially directed openings, roll receiving spindles removably and rotatably mounted in and between openings of the different members, and means permitting a longitudinal removal of a spin dle from its mounted position in said openings and through a side panel.

2. In a rack for supporting rolls of sheet material, opposed side panels, a shaft journalled in and between said side panels, a pair of spaced plate members fixedly mounted on said shaft between said side panels and in opposed relation thereto and provided with axially directed openings, roll receiving spindles removably and'rotatably mounted in and between openings of the different plate members for the support of said rolls therebe tween, a crank shaft journalled in and between said panels in parallel relation to said first shaft and arranged to receive material from a selected one of said rolls, and means permitting a displacement of said crank shaft from its mounting in said panels for effecting a longitudinal removal therefrom of material which has been rolled thereon from said selected roll.

3. In a rack for supporting rolls of sheet material, a frame comprising opposed side panels, a rotatable holder journalled in and between said panels for rotatably supporting a plurality of said rolls and disposable to ,positiona selected one of said rolls forwardly in said frame, a crank shaft journalled in and between said panels adjacent the forward side of said frame and in parallel relation to said selected rollfor receiving material therefrom, and a member carried by and between said side panels and providing a slot between and parallel to said roll and crank shaft, said slot being arranged for the passage ofthe material ofthe roll therethrough as it passes from the roll to the crank shaft, and said member providing a guide plane at an end of said slot and transverse to said material at said slot end for guiding a severing means for the material.

4. In a rack for supporting rolls of sheet material, a frame comprising upstanding side panels, a'plurality of rotatable holders journalled in and between said panels for independently .and rotatably supporting a plurality of said rolls, the axes of said holders defining a substantially vertical plane and the holders being disposable to position a selected one of said rolls forwardly in said frame, a crank shaft journalled in and between said panels adjacent the forward side thereof and generally below the lowermost of said holders, said crank shaft providing an arbor for the reception of material from said selected roll, and a member mounted gen erally between said arbor and said holders and providing a slot arranged for the passage of the material of said selected roll therethrough as it passes to said arbor, said member providing a guide plane at an end of said slot and transverse to said material atsaid slot end for guiding a severing means for the material thereat.

5. In a rack for supportin I rolls of sheet material, opposed side panes, a rotatable holder journalled in and between said panels for rotatably supporting a pluralityof said rolls and disposable to position a selected one of said rolls forwardly in said frame, a crank shaft journalled in and between said panels adjacent the forward side of said frame and in parallel relation to said selected and for- MICHAEL T. HEAVEY. 

